April 8th to June 17th, 2013 (no class on May 20th)
2 for 1 session until April 8th!
$15/class, $120 for session rate (10 classes).
Registrations: laura.e.toma@gmail.com

CONTENT // A Gaga/People class is one hour in length and is open to people ages 16+, regardless of background in dance or movement. No previous dance experience is needed.

The teacher guides the participants using a series of evocative instructions that build one on top of the other. Rather than copying a particular movement, each participant in the class actively explores these instructions, discovering how he or she can interpret the information and perform the task at hand.
Gaga/people classes offer a creative framework for participants to connect to their bodies and imaginations, increase their physical awareness, improve their flexibility and stamina, and experience the pleasure of movement in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere.

BIO // In 2012, Laura graduated from the first official Gaga Teacher Training Program in Tel Aviv, Israel. Gaga was developed by the Artistic Director of the Batsheva Dance Company, Ohad Naharin, and it is part of the company’s daily training regime. Laura is the only certified Gaga teacher in Canada. She has experience teaching at the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theatre in Tel Aviv, the contemporary dance company Ate9 in Los Angeles, the Ottawa Dance Directive (ODD), and the Ottawa School of Dance’s professional contemporary dance programme. Laura’s training background spans throughout Canada, the United States, Belgium, England, Spain and Israel. She has recently moved to Montreal.

April 2nd to June 11th, 2013
$15/class, see with teacher for session rate (11 classes).
Registrations: millerpaivio@sympatico.ca or (514) 989-0342

CONTENT // We are all dancers. This open level contemporary dance technique class encourages students to fully explore their bodies in space while engaging in the basic principals of dance - the immediacy of action in a constant state of change.

BIO // Influenced by her practice as a dancer, choreographer and company director - over the past 25 years, Suzanne Miller has conducted classes, workshops and performance residencies in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, Venezuela and most recently in the Middle East. www.millerpaivio.com

STATEMENT OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY // My own dance and choreographic practice is firmly rooted in classical ballet technique, and is specifically informed by contemporary traditions stemming from Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and José Limon. As a teacher however, I place as much emphasis on self-awareness as I do on historical and cultural awareness. I work from a fluid perspective, stressing both creative and personal development, through a disciplined knowledge of dance technique, choreography, repertoire, partnering, performance, collaboration, as well as Yoga and Pilates. By underlining the special importance of preventative and restorative techniques, I try to instill a deep respect for the body and a healthy approach to dance practice.

April 4th to June 13th, 2013
$15/class, see with teacher for session rate (11 classes).
Registrations:isabelmohn@videotron.ca or at (514) 272-0653

CONTENT // Isabel Mohn's classes are dynamic and put emphasis on energy, gravity, using the floor, and on a personnal and efficient way of moving.

BIO // Originally from Berlin, Isabel Mohn has completed her training at LADMMI and graduated in 1999. Since then, she is creating and interpreting her own work, which is presented in Quebec, Germany and Finland. For the last ten years, Isabel has been given classes in many schools and organizations such as LADMMI and Cirque du Soleil.

January 14th to April 25th, 2013 (winter session)
May 6th to June 19th (spring session)

Monday and Wednesday: Training in Yogadance from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
+ Imprography & Creation from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

$25/entire class OR $15/class for Training in Yogadance only. Special rates/session available. Registrations:piloup@videotron.ca or at (514) 845-5323

CONTENT // A dance approach that combines training and creation with slow, dynamic and sensory exercises; Yoga and Pilates techniques, Contact-impro, games and composition systems that will lead to a live studio presentation.

BIO // Louis Guillemette is an always on the go artist of movement. Working as a designer, artistic adviser, choreographer, dancer and improviser for 30 years, his field of activities include cinema, video and the stage arts. Louis presented his work in Canada, in the United States, in Cuba and in Europe. He was a dance and theater teacher at Concordia University during 10 years as well as beeing invited to give training courses at Cirque du Soleil, UQAM and LADMMI in Europe and the USA. Louis danced with LALALA Human Steps during 5 years and collaborated with world known artists. He is now an artistic adviser and professor of movement at l'école Nationale du Cirque and teaches his approach at Studio 303 since 1990.

January 17th to April 25th, 2013 (winter session)
May 9th to June 20th, 2013 (spring session)
$25 per class, see with teacher for session rate.
Registrations:ruisseaunoir@hotmail.com or at (438) 777-1344

JEU, MOUVEMENT, VOIX, IMPROVISATION, CRÉATIONstrong> // Développer des acteurs authentiques qui peuvent à la fois utiliser leur corps et leur voix pour projeter leurs intentions et les émotions qui s'y rattachent. Des acteurs créatifs qui peuvent livrer des textes et improviser des monologues et des dialogues. Des êtres libres qui peuvent maîtriser le jeu par la voie du contrôle et du lâcher-prise.

BIO // En plus de son métier de réalisateur, Pierre Blackburn enseigne le théâtre physique depuis les années '80. Issu du théâtre expérimental, il a créé plusieurs pièces avec des chorégraphes. Depuis trois ans et après une absence de plusieurs années, il s'est remis à l'enseignement de cette discipline par pur sentiment d'urgence. Tranquillement, il développe son propre langage.